Thursday File 9/26 - Debt Ceiling + CIR

About This File

This weekâ€™s Thursday file includes an update to the debt ceiling disadvantage along with a small update to immigration reform. The debt ceiling DA has never been better â€“ with the deadline getting closer, the GOP is feeling more pressured than ever to cave in to Obamaâ€™s demand for a â€œcleanâ€ deal. But, Obama needs PC to stave off GOP demand (a good angle to deal with most peopleâ€™s thumpers/no pass args). The plan means Obama loses is leverage and has to give in to GOP hostage taking, causing further escalation of demands and the collapse of negotiations

Also included is a small update for CIR â€“ the story is surprisingly decent for this DA. Despite other fiscal fights and syria, congress will have just enough time to address immigration before elections. The plan disrupts the key sequencing of the agenda since any new agenda items are not calculated within the current congressional calendar.

Also included is â€œno passâ€ and impact d for debt ceiling, â€œno passâ€ cards for immigration, and some thumpers to deal with anything else.

Collin Roark iis an assistant coach at the University of North Texas and has coached multiple college teams to late out-rounds of many national tournaments including Wake Forest (Octos), UT-Dallas (Finals), UNT (Finals), UMKC (Octos), Wichita State (First place). He has also been coaching high school debate for over 3 years. His students have been in elimination rounds of dozens of national tournaments, including semi-finals of the TOC and NDCA. He has worked at numerous debate camps and judged elimination of national tournaments, including finals of the TOC. He debated four years at Deer Park High School and four years and the University of Texas at Dallas where his accomplishments included: three time qualifier to the NDT, first-round bid to the NDT, octo-finals of the NDT, 1st place at the UMKC tournament, octo-finals of GSU, octos at Harvard (twice), semis of Georgia, semis of Emporia, Kentucky Rd Robin invite, Pittsburgh Rd Robin Invite, 1st place at the Arizona Debate Institute Fellows Tournament and numerous speaker awards.

He debated four years at Deer Park High School and four years and the University of Texas at Dallas where his accomplishments included: three time qualifier to the NDT, first-round bid to the NDT, octo-finals of the NDT, 1st place at the UMKC tournament, octo-finals of GSU, octos at Harvard (twice), semis of Georgia, semis of Emporia, Kentucky Rd Robin invite, Pittsburgh Rd Robin Invite, 1st place at the Arizona Debate Institute Fellows Tournament and numerous speaker awards.